The Nurumbian Defense Force (AK-47 Army)

[Reinhardt]

Here are some pictures of my first army for AK-47 Republic, the Nurumbian Defense Force (NDF). Overall, I went with a mixture of themes, mostly focusing on the armies of Uganda's Idi Amin during the 1970s. There's a mix-and-match of modern gear and weapons alongside some older gear from Korea and Vietnam-era stuff. All I'm missing are some Shermans!

For more background information on the Democratic Republic of Nurumbi, go to the African Nations Archive thread here: https://rulesforcommonman.uk/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=ti05811f0i5e9t6f45tamtd2q1&topic=262.msg1316

Pic. 1: The "armored" contingent. Some technicals and a T-55 tank.


Pic. 2: The fearless bulwark of the Democratic Republic of Nurumbi -- the Republican Guard. Some are wearing the optional black combat helmet.


Pic. 3: The National Army forms the main body of Nurumbi's forces, both on the defense and on the offense. Typically wear older, American gear from around Korea and Vietnam.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very nice - I particularly like the windows on the trucks, which look very effective, and are something I find particularly hard to do.

[Reinhardt]

Very nice - I particularly like the windows on the trucks, which look very effective, and are something I find particularly hard to do.

Many thanks! I have a better picture somewhere that shows the effect done similarly, but with a different set of colors. I was over at a friend's house when I first painted them, so I just used different shades of blue.

What works is best is to take one single dark blue and slowly add white to it, so that you create a lighter tone every time. I started up with dark blue at the top of the window, and proceeded to paint thin, horizontal lines all the way to the bottom -- with each line getting consecutively lighter and lighter.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Reinhardt - that's very useful, thanks for the tip!